modex: Hello Fnk,
Great piece of work, I bn fallowing ur post, really appreaciate ur efforts. I will really appreaciate it if you can send me those documents too and the fomula for that medication. Email: mni.yks@hotmail.com. Thank u

modex: Hello,
I still didn't receive anything in my box. Can anyone please send it to me. Email: mni.yks@hotmail.com
Thank you.

basking4me: We have about 1000 number of old layers for sale at reasonable price. If you are a bulk buyer kindly reach me via phone. 07042507891.

We are stocking new point of lays, reason we are selling the old layers now.

jites:

@Basking4me what is happening to this thread, it was very interesting from the begining when we were seeing pictures of day old chicks, building of the chicken house etc etc, now its all about fkn can you please send me the document, to be honest i also requested the document out of curiosity to see what it was all about but like fkn said himself its nothing but a mixture he came out with that he thinks is good for people in the poultry business.
Basking is currently asking for buyers for 1000 layers, my questions to Basking are
1 have these 1000 layers completed their cycle
2 has it been profitable, because i have a report that i bought that says with 1000 layers over the cycle period you can make about 2million naira. what do you say to this claim
3 what are the challenges you have encounter

4 why are you about to start again but this time with point of lay, does that mean having day old is too much wahala or what?
is marketing of the old layer a challenge because clearly it seems to be if you are asking for buyers for 1000 layers
Please Basking, make this thread interesting again cos i am about to start with 1000 layers next year and i need to know from people who have practical experience like yourself if its worth instead of relying on some report giving me some imaginary profit forcast.
Thanks

fnk: @jites, I don't think the road to success is clear cut. no matter how much info you get here, you will still need a leap of faith to get started. Even me with my research and all that, I am still expect some unforeseen events happening that scare me off my pants if I am not ready to handle it. I think why Nigeria is still a land of opportunity is simply because of unpredictability of the place, anything can happen any time. So that said, as some point, you will need to grab the bull by the horn and just ride it, and if you come out alive; what a trill the ride will be.

I am planning to start my own little poultry venture next year as well, i can't wait to begin an have the ability to post picture like Basking4me and the rest did. And do I have chance to succeeded, sure 98 and 3/4% guaranteed. If poultry business is a mountain, I am about to climb it to the very top. Watch out for "Franklin Chicken" in the store near you.


So guys, let us make this tread fun again.

@ fnk, Thanks a lot for your response, very matured, when i wrote my post saying everyone was asking for your report i thought you would be angry or something, but good on you you have got a great mind. Yes, like you said i think i will give it a go come next year and just enjoy the ride but one thing i can say is i have given it every preliminary preparation that i need to give it, you name it research, understudy, even a trial run of 250 birds and to be honest i think its worth giving it a go, if it goes pear shaped its not going to be for the lack of preparation. I have always said with poultry business you have to have the passion for it for it to succeed, its not like buying and selling of cars or IT or any other thing else, you have to treat the birds like your kids- love them, care for them, provide for them, when they are sick and believe me they will be, get a vet doctor to come look at them, give them warmth, medication, vacination infact everything you would do for your little baby if you know what i mean and at the end you would reap the reward. @ FNK good luck for next year and hopefully we would be sharing our success story together- SEE YOU AT THE TOP, GOD BLESS NIGERIA

steel5800: Hi all. Been following this thread since inception n I want to say kudos to all of you.

I have about 700 layers and they've been laying for 5wks now but my problem is they're only laying 40eggs per day now and that's really discouraging considering what I've spent on them so far. Can somebody pls help me on how to increase their production? I give them topfeed concentrates and the birds are very big and healthy.

PLEASE HELP!!!

seun70: I have actually been able to fence just two plots now. This is to enable me have enough fund for other things, and I spent roughly 950k to complete fencing the two plots.

jites:

@ Steel5800, you have to be patient, thats how it start they will soon start increasing, dont change anything as such. i have 250 bird and it started with just one egg but now i have an average of 5 to 6 crates of eggs daily and it pays for their feeding now with a bit extra, mind you they are still not producing at their peak yet and they started laying about 8 weeks ago. what i have heard is that production also depends on the if they are in battery cage or just free roaming, mine are free roaming. i intend to start my next cycle with battery cage so i can get maximum production from them. so as long as they are being fed well and having the right medication just be psatient and production will pick up soon

steel5800:

Thanks for ur reply jites. I guess I'm just a little bit too anxious/worried because this isn't my first time of raising layers (though i stopped for some years) but its definitely the slowest I've experienced. My birds are also free roaming but will try and get cages for the next cycle too. Congrats on ur birds. Which company did u buy from? Mine's karmadex

obnelly: What a thread that is so educative.well, I am a farmer too.I am very happy to be among you here.setting up a poultry farm for layers is fun but first you must have passion for the job , next is capital.without a good capital you will regret ever being a poultry farmer.so my advise is start small and grow big.i can see some people mentioning figures here, if you start big in poultry business you will lose big cash.its not about the money you have but how far can you take care of the birds.No doubt there is money in the busoness but remember no pain no gain,to get good money you must invest good money.most of the pictures here are good and esucative but poultry is far far beyond pictures you need to do it yourself.to start with you need good water , good housing and electricity,feed and vaccine, enougj vitamins will make your chicken feel good.orientation of your pen matters and diaposing your farm manure or recycling your poultry farm waste or manure to useful products such as fuel for cooking,space heating during brooding and power generation on site (electricity).should be of paramount to farmers.if you take good steps in poultry you will always smile to the bank.passion is the key word.I can dip my hands inside chicken litter it means nothing to me but for a beginners I doubt if he can.star small and grow big.
you can get rid of thcat odour in your farm and you can make your poultry farm conducive for both livestock and Human.For details

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jites:

@ Steel5800, i am based in Sapele Delta state thats where i bought mine from. But does any know of the best breed to buy to maximise profit, someone suggetsed brown ones. I would really like to stock my next cycle with the best day old. In terms of the battery cage they can be very expensive, someone quoted me 25k for used ones and 50k for new ones and it s 90 birds by unit cage, so if you want to stock 1000 layers you would be looking at roughly half a million to stock new cages which to be honest is preferable so your bird dont contract disease from the previous occupant.

steel5800:

@jites. In those days, ecwa used to be the best breed but I don't hear pple talking about them anymore. Amo and chi are quite good now. About d cages, a friend of mine who's also a vet doctor said he can supply and install for me new ones at 40k per 90 birds. He also said there's a way u can stock d birds such that 10 of those cages will accomodate 1000 birds and he installs them in a way that as soon the water drops to a certain level, d water inlet automatically opens to refill d drinker and closes when it gets to a certain level. This way u don't have to keep going thr to refill their drinkers. I stay in kano.

obnelly: Jites a proper waste management can prevent the odour but how you dispose the litter is another constraint.if its not properly dispose it will have effect on the soil,water and air around the location you are dropping your litters.if you can manage to incorporate a bioreactor into your farm.the machine will not reduce the odour but will also give you clean energy to reduce your carbon emission on your farm I mean the green house gas.the reactor will convery the farm waste into usefil products such as biofuel , organic fertilizer NPK and bedding for your livestock.at the end you have cleam and odour free environment.remember you can use the fuel to power your genetator to produce electricity,the heat for cooking as gad and broodinh young chicks.you need a professional to do feasobilitu studies based on what you have on your farm or I send you a questionair by doing that I can assess what you have and give you the advise.hope it helps.shalom